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American Watercolors, 1880–1990: Into the Light
Discover how American watercolorists from Winslow Homer to Hannah Wilke leveraged the imaginative and experimental capacity of the medium to create marvelously diverse works over more than a century. Into the Light presents 100 compelling and rarely seen watercolors by well-known and historically underrepresented American artists selected from the Harvard Art Museums’ deep and diverse holdings. […]
Find out moreFrom the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from the Spanish Empire
Enjoy the last few days of From the Andes to the Caribbean at the Harvard Art Museums! From the Andes to the Caribbean presents 26 paintings from the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation—the premier U.S. private collection of Spanish colonial paintings from South America and the Caribbean—together with works from the Harvard Art Museums. The exhibition […]
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In Search of Thoreau’s Flowers: An Exploration of Change and Loss [May 14, 2022 – May 31, 2024]
Artwork by Leah Sobsey for “In Search of Thoreau’s Flowers: An Exploration of Change and Loss” exhibition, Harvard Museum of Natural History, Digitized cyanotype Artwork by Leah Sobsey for “In Search of Thoreau’s Flowers: An Exploration of Change and Loss” exhibition, Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cyanotype on glass with 23K gold In Search of Thoreau’s Flowers: An […]
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Longfellow Pride Picnic
Celebrate Pride on Saturday, July 15th by bringing your favorite picnic blanket to lay out on the Longfellow House lawn between 11am-2pm! This collaborative event will highlight the LGBTQ+ history of the site with Queer History tours at 11:30 and 12:30; lawn games, food, activities, and music. All ages and abilities welcome, located .5 miles […]
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Harvard Square Food Tour
Ever wonder why Harvard Square was Julia Child’s favorite neighborhood? Do you love old, historic cities that have European cobblestone streets? Then join us for this delicious culinary adventure through historical Harvard Square in Cambridge! If you’re visiting Boston or here on a vacation to Boston or a local looking for fun things to do […]
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Brattle Theatre Presents: Weekend
Celebrating Bastille Day! This scathing late-sixties satire from Jean-Luc Godard is one of cinema’s great anarchic works. Determined to collect an inheritance from a dying relative, a bourgeois couple travel across the French countryside while civilization crashes and burns around them. Featuring a justly famous sequence in which the camera tracks along a seemingly endless […]
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The American Repertory Theater Presents “Evita”
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Tony Award-winning rock opera Evita follows the adored and reviled Eva Perón’s meteoric rise from an impoverished childhood to first lady of Argentina until her death at 33. Directed by Sammi Cannold (Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Hollywood & Entertainment, Endlings, Violet), this eagerly anticipated revival featuring unforgettable songs including “Buenos Aires” and “Don’t […]
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Poetry Reading: Poets in the Garden
Join your host, Toni Bee, and poets Dexter Roberts and Tom Daley, for an afternoon of art and poetry alongside the Longfellow House garden. The dynamic Roberts and Daley are poets who double as artists. They will share their lyrical words and fine art: acrylics, pastel chalk art, and calligraphy. There will be a question […]
Find out moreBrattle Theatre Presents: De Humani Corporis Fabrica
Five centuries ago, anatomist André Vésale opened up the human body to science for the first time in history. Today, DE HUMANI CORPORIS FABRICA opens the human body to the cinema. It reveals that human flesh is an extraordinary landscape that exists only through the gaze and attention of others. As places of care, suffering […]
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Summer Wine & Cheese
Join cheese and wine educator (and Baywatch extra) Adam Centamore for an evening of air-conditioned merriment as you taste some of the best cheeses, condiments, and wines summer has to offer. From Europe to the States, summertime brings out the tastiest treats for everyone to enjoy!
Find out moreBrattle Theatre Presents: De Humani Corporis Fabrica
Five centuries ago, anatomist André Vésale opened up the human body to science for the first time in history. Today, DE HUMANI CORPORIS FABRICA opens the human body to the cinema. It reveals that human flesh is an extraordinary landscape that exists only through the gaze and attention of others. As places of care, suffering […]
Find out moreThe American Repertory Theater Presents “Evita”
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Tony Award-winning rock opera Evita follows the adored and reviled Eva Perón’s meteoric rise from an impoverished childhood to first lady of Argentina until her death at 33. Directed by Sammi Cannold (Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Hollywood & Entertainment, Endlings, Violet), this eagerly anticipated revival featuring unforgettable songs including “Buenos Aires” and “Don’t […]
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Melissa Ferrick, Joh Chase, and Brittany Ann Tranbaugh
Melissa Ferrick is a Professor of the Practice at Northeastern University in the Music Industry Department at the College of Arts Media and Design. They’ve released seventeen albums over the last twenty-five years and has won numerous awards for songwriting, production, and performance. From 2013 – 2019, Melissa was an Associate Professor of Songwriting at […]
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Brattle Theatre Presents: Weekend
Celebrating Bastille Day! This scathing late-sixties satire from Jean-Luc Godard is one of cinema’s great anarchic works. Determined to collect an inheritance from a dying relative, a bourgeois couple travel across the French countryside while civilization crashes and burns around them. Featuring a justly famous sequence in which the camera tracks along a seemingly endless […]
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